tom, this comes as a report in today's "new york times" ties hackers in china for a wide- ranging cyber campaign of attacks on major american companies and the u.s. government. >> tom: increasingly, susie, it's believed those hackers are also targeting u.s. infrastructure targets like pipelines. let's get going with tonight's "market foc." the major stock indices resumed their climb, setting aside concerns about government spending cuts threatened in two weeks. the s&p 500 caught a bid from the opening bell with talk about corporate deals and gains in europ the index rallied 0.7 to finish at a new five and a half year high. 734 million shares traded on the bid,g ar bbo 1.8illion moved on the nasdaq. thy e 1rgneand consumer staples or wesectpos red the sector gains, up at least 1% each.po the utility sector had the third best performance today, gaining 0.9%. with oil prices rallying, the e orsergth ictsts energy sector is the best sector so far this year, with all b three of the stocks making up the sectr hheigtoday. marathon oil led the group, up 3% to a new 52-week high. conoco-phillip